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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Checks In From Hospital

Skyhooks legend Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has checked in from his hospital room to update fans on his condition after being diagnosed with Luekaemia.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Starkie, Bongo, rock, Skyhooks

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Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Add European Dates After North America

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have extended the 2025 Power Up tour with dates added for Europe of the North American tour.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Power Up, rock

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The Beatles Look Back At Now and Then With New Video

by Paul Cashmere

Following The Beatles win for Best Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards for ‘Now and Then’ a short video looking back at the release has been posted on The Beatles YouTube page.

Tagged as: 60s, Grammy Awards, Now and Then, pop, rock, Sean Lennon, The Beatles, UK

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David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Stone Music Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Lee Roth Takes A Tour Of Thailand On A Pushbike

by Paul Cashmere

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is holidaying in Thailand and has put together an 11-minute travel video bicycling through the region.

Tagged as: 70s, David Lee Roth, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Hugh Jackman Cancels London Show

by Music-News.com

Hugh Jackman has cancelled his appearance at BST Hyde Park.

Tagged as: Australia, Hugh Jackman, theatre

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Kanye West Grammy Stunt Loses Him A $29 Million Deal

by Music-News.com

Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Grammys 2025 stunt may have cost the rapper a $20 million (£16 million) Tokyo concert deal.

Tagged as: 00s, Kanye West, rap, USA

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Diesel To Take Bootleg Melancholy On The Road In March

by Noise11.com

Diesel has announced dates for his 2025 Bootleg Melancholy tour starting in Warragul in March and ending in Adelaide in May.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, Diesel, rock

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Lady Gaga Pops Out a New Song At The Grammy Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Lady Gaga premiered a new song during the Grammy Awards but no in the show … it was an ad.

Tagged as: 00s, Abracadabra, Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

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The Grammy Awards 2025 Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The Grammy Awards for 2025 are now complete. Beyoncé won the major award for Album of the Year.

Tagged as: 2025, Grammy Awards, music industry

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Victorian Opera Deliver Outstanding New Production of ‘Follies’

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Opera has opened its 2025 season with a spectacular production of the Stephen Sondheim classic ‘Follies’.

Tagged as: Australia, Colette Mann, Follies, Marina Prior, Rhonda Burchmore, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, Victorian Opera

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The Beatles and Rolling Stones Win 2025 Grammy Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The 2025 Grammy Awards are underway in Los Angeles. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have so far both won awards.

Tagged as: Grammy Awards, music industry, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, USA

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AAM Open Nominations for 2025 Awards

by Announcement

The AAM is excited to announce the fourth annual AAM Awards, to take place at lunchtime on Wednesday 30th April 2025 in Naarm/Melb at the Northcote Social Club.

Tagged as: AAM, Australia, awards, indie

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Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Shirley Valentine

Natalie Bassingthwaighte Struggles To Give Shirley Valentine Momentum #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Natalie Bassingthwaighte has taken on an enormous task with this One Person show ‘Shirley Valentine’ where she not only plays the lead (and only) role but she also has to conjure the other characters that are in the movie but absence from the stage as to their relevance to the plot.

Tagged as: Australia, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Shirley Valentine, theatre

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FireAid Brings On Joni, Nirvana and Reformed No Doubt

by Paul Cashmere

Three of the four members of Nirvana, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear, regrouped for FireAid in Los Angeles on Thursday night (30 January 2025). No Doubt got back together and Joni Mitchell made a rare appearance all to announce Los Angeles is healing.

Tagged as: benefit, California, FireAid, Los Angeles, music industry, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder

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Saturday Night Live Books All-Star Cast For 50th Anniversary Show

by Paul Cashmere

Saturday Night Live’s line-up for the 50th anniversary show on 14 February features some of the biggest stars in the world.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Devo, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Robyn, Saturday Night Live, television, The B-52s, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Roots, USA

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Alison Krauss and Union Station To Release First Album in 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Alison Krauss and Union Station have reformed for their first album of new music in 14 years.

Tagged as: 90s, Alison Krauss, Arcadia, bluegrass, Robert Plant, Union Station, USA

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The Two Historic Live Slim Dusty Albums To Be Released As Double CDs

by Paul Cashmere

The two historic live Slim Dusty recordings from 1996 now on streaming services will be available as a limited edition CD from May.

Tagged as: 50s, Australia, country, Slim Dusty

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Groovin The Moo Canned Once Again For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Groovin The Moo will not return in 2025 after also being cancelled in 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Groovin The Moo, live music, music festival, music industry

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Marianne Faithfull photo by Ros OGorman, Noise11, Photo

Music Icon Marianne Faithfull Dies At Age 78

by Paul Cashmere

Music icon Marianne Faithfull has passed away at age 78.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, pop, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Shihad Merch Destroyed In Fire Ahead Of Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad merch on its way from Melbourne to New Zealand ahead of the band’s final tour has been destroyed in a fire at Melbourne airport.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Shihad

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Bruce Howe of Fraternity from Fraternity website

Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Howe, the bass player for Fraternity, has died at the age of 77. Fraternity was a pioneering Aussie rock band with singers at various stages including Bon Scott (before AC/DC), Jimmy Barnes (before Cold Chisel) and Swanee.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, Bruce Howe, Cold Chisel, Fraternity, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Swanee, The Valentines

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Wolfmother Prepares For A Red Hot Summer Tour and New Music for 2025

by Noise11.com

Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother catches up with Noise11 to talk touring 2025, the 20th anniversary of the debut album, his songwriting process and experimenting with new music. He is about to tour Wolfmother for Red Hot Summer and he says has enough new music for a 2025 Wolfmother album.

Tagged as: 00s, Andrew Stockdale, Australia, hard rock, rock, Wolfmother

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Billy Ocean Will Return To Australia in September

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Ocean is coming back to Australia for another tour in September 2025, nearly 50 years since his first hit ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australian Tour, Billy Ocean, disco, pop, Trinidad, UK

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Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood To Join Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds For US Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Greenwood of Radiohead will be the bass player for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the upcoming US tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Colin Greenwood, Nick Cave, Radiohead

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Vans Warped Tour Makes A Comeback With Simple Plan, Bowling For Soup and Pennywise

by Paul Cashmere

The Vans Warped Festival will return in 2025 for the first time since with Simple Plan, Bowling For Soup and Pennywise in a handful of first announced names.

Tagged as: 90s, Bowling For Soup, music festival, Pennywise, punk, Simple Plan, USA, Vans Warped

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Selena Gomez Laughs At Idiot US Politician Sam Parker Who Wants Her Deported

by Music-News.com

Selena Gomez has taken aim at imbecile American politician Sam Parker who called for her to be deported.

Tagged as: 10s, pop, Sam Parker, Selena Gomez, USA

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Lady Gaga Photo credit Frank LeBon suppilied by Universal

Lady Gaga Admits Joker: Folie à Deux Was A Flop

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga has spoken out about the disappointing performance of her 2024 film, Joker: Folie à Deux.

Tagged as: 00s, Folie à Deux, Joker, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

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System of a Down Are Considering A Comeback

by Music-News.com

System of a Down are “testing the waters” with their upcoming tour but there are no firm plans for an album.

Tagged as: 90s, industrial, metal, System Of A Down, USA

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Sex Pistols Are Heading To The USA

by Music-News.com

Sex Pistols are planning a US tour with Frank Carter.

Tagged as: 70s, Australian Tour, Frank Carter, Live Nation, Never Mind The Bollocks, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Coldplay Played To 110000 In India

by Music-News.com

Coldplay has broken the record for playing the largest stadium show of the 21st century.

Tagged as: 00s, Coldplay, India, rock, UK

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